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Forums - Discs & Movies - Will you buy a HD-DVD or Blue-Ray DVD

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ESPO wrote: this is bulls**t I hope no one succeeds and we stick to dvds...or improved dvds..i wouldnt care so much but..ive been collecting dvds..and if they start releasing collector series for movies on hd dvd and everyone jumps on that wagon and DVDs are thrown around like how VHS tapes are being treated now...im jumping off a bridge........................it is inevitable - but at least be happy in the knowledge that i'm sure the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray players that hit the market will more than likely be backward compatable with DVD

this is bulls**t I hope no one succeeds and we stick to dvds...or improved dvds..i wouldnt care so much but..ive been collecting dvds..and if they start releasing collector series for movies on hd dvd and everyone jumps on that wagon and DVDs are thrown around like how VHS tapes are being treated now...im jumping off a bridge........................

I'm not getting either. It's going to be a long time before I get anything other than my current 27" TV, so I'm not interested in either format. I'm perfectly happy with regular DVDs, as long as companies keep releasing Special, Deluxe and Ultimate Editions.

Heck, the thought of it is just a p**ser. Too expensive and I can only imagine the disappointment in the DVD quality regarding the transfers, especially older movies. You know, heck with the quality, I want mo money! I have lost the excitement that I originally had regarding high def. I'm looking at a future flop, or maybe wishing it would flop. I've not been happy overall, with what happened when DVD came to the market...broken hopes and promises.

I'm tired of advertising on DVD and the sacrifice of quality. Huge profits over what profits were made with VHS. How many ads do you remember seeing on VHS? Oh dare, Betamax. DVD is the most successful format in history.

I recently got a Toshiba dvd player from a discount food store for $43. The quality of this player beats the hell out of my first Toshiba and my current Sony. The picture is crisp and the sound it great. Why would I pay more for a new format that is going to cost about 30 to 40 times the cost of that player? Within four years the format that wins this war will most probably have good players on the market for under $200---maybe even under $100. Besides, if one of these players fails to sell it will go the way of the Betamax.

I do not know what to buy? The Sony Blue Ray DVD or the other HD-DVD? I know I might waite until one format takes off and becomes the consumer choice. However no matter what format is the clear winner I'll waite until the price drops to under $500. How about you?